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package org.apache.hop.pipeline.transforms.loadsave.initializer;

public interface IInitializer<T> {

  /**
   * Perform in-place modifications to the transformMeta before IFieldLoadSaveValidator classes are
   * called on the transformMeta
   *
   * @param object The transformMeta class
   * @deprecated The transformMeta class should be updated so that developers can instantiate the
   *     transformMeta, and immediately call setter methods. Commonly, this is used for transforms
   *     that define an allocate method, which pre-populate empty arrays
   */
  @Deprecated
  void modify(T object);
}
